State men: Towson routs James Madison, 73-47

Five Tigers scored in double figures and the host Towson men's basketball team used a strong second-half performance to win, 73-47, over James Madison on Saturday.

The Tigers (10-9, 5-1 Colonial Athletic Association) have won six of their past seven and have a winning record after 19 games for the first time since the 1999-2000 season, in which the Tigers also started 10-9.

Towson led 31-28 at halftime and outscored the Dukes 42-19 in the second half, holding the visitors to 26.9 percent shooting.

Leading 47-36 with 9:50 left, the Tigers started to pull away when freshman Jerome Hairston and junior Mike Burwell connected on back-to-back 3-pointers 23 seconds apart to increase the lead to 53-36. From that point on, the Dukes were never closer than 15 points.

Jamel Flash gave the Tigers their largest lead of the game on a jumper with 53 seconds left for a 73-45 advantage.

Jerrelle Benimon, who recorded his NCAA-leading 13th double double of the season, posted 13 points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds for the Tigers. Bilal Dixon connected on four of eight shots from the field while scoring 13 points, with seven rebounds and three blocked shots. Hairston added 13 points on 5-for-9 shooting. He also made three of six shots from 3-point range.

Norfleet made a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired with 35 seconds left to give Mount the lead. The Mount made its free throws the rest of the way to win.

Norfolk State 75, Coppin State 68: Malcolm Hawkins had 19 points and the host Spartans (10-10, 5-0 MEAC) shot 20-for-24 from the foul line to beat the Eagles (4-15, 1-3).

UMES 58, Delaware State 53: Four Hawks finished in double figures, as UMES earned its first win of the season.

The Hawks (1-13, 1-1 MEAC), who made 30 of 40 free throws, led the entire game, with their largest lead of 15 points coming with 15:19 in the second half. Donald Williams II had a breakaway drive to the lane and finished with a dunk to capitalize on the steal by Ishaq Pitt.

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